Cavani's agent said the Merseysiders made an inquiry about his client -- who, like Suarez, is a Uruguay international -- earlier this summer.

Suarez, who scored 31 Premier League goals as Liverpool came agonisingly close to ending their title drought, moved to Barcelona for 75 million pounds last month.

But agent Claudio Annelluci said the Reds were not the only English club interested in bringing Cavani to England from Paris.

"There was much interest in the player during the past six months. I can confirm that Cavani has heard proposals from Liverpool and Arsenal," Uruguayan newspaper El Telegrafo has reported him as saying, according to The Mirror.

"He would love to play in England, but has not yet made a final decision. He is not interested in money and fame -- he just wants to be happy playing football."